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Robson Electrical Substation East Bay Transformer - Switchgear Replacement CMAR Project - GMP No. 2 (District 2)
Council approved GMP No. 1 for this project in April 2019, which included furnishing, installing, and constructing the conduits, foundations, structural steel, and switches necessary to support the replacement of the transformer and associated switchgear.
GMP No. 2 is the final GMP for the project. The scope of work includes furnishing, installation, and construction of the high voltage electrical bus and electrical relaying necessary to commission the new substation transformer and switchgear, which were installed in GMP No.1. New electrical cable will also be installed from the switchgear to connect to the electrical distribution grid. And site modifications, including fencing and resurfacing, will also be completed.
Staff recommends awarding the contract for this portion of the CMAR project to ESS Corporation in the amount of $1,279,817.55, and authorizing a change order allowance in the amount of $127,981.75 (10%), for a total GMP award of $1,407,799.30. Project funding by 2014 authorized Electric bonds.